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Author: Kyle Brennan

I am a 31-year-old male from Long Island, New York. I love books, reviewing great products, and writing about my thoughts on life, people, and applicable stories. That's what you'll find here and I hope you enjoy what you see!
Posted on December 26, 2017January 5, 2018

Workout Gear and iPhone Apps: My Favorite Purchases of Late

My whole life, I've always had a knack for observing (hence the name of this site, dummy 🙂 ). Rather than doing a ton of research, I usually just observe what other people are doing, wearing, watching, reading, or whatever to figure out what I think is cool or interesting. I ask them for the …

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Posted on December 10, 2017January 5, 2018

From Shakespeare to Muhammad Ali: The Best Quotes to Live By

I love quotes. So much so that I have a notebook full of my favorite quotes. Whenever I read one that strikes a particular chord I make sure to write it down - If I don't have my notebook, I'll take a picture of it or write it down in the Notes section of my …

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Posted on December 2, 2017December 28, 2017

The Morning Routine: How I Start Each Day

"It is well to be upbefore daybreak, for, such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom." - Aristotle The morning it the best time to do anything – period. I've never been a happy person in the morning - I still prefer to not talk to anyone for the first hour or so until I've …

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Posted on December 1, 2017January 10, 2018

The 13 Books Everyone Should Read Today

I'm a voracious reader. I've never taken the time to count how many books I read on average but I'd say I finish one about every two weeks. I sometimes like to read two or three at the same time and go between fiction, non-fiction, and maybe something on a subject I know nothing about …

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Posted on November 28, 2017December 28, 2017

A Snail’s Pace: Why Am I Writing This?

I’m not exactly sure why I’m starting this blog. I came up with the name “Observe and Rapport” out of the blue and figured I should do something with it before it got taken by someone else. I wrote down a few ideas in my notebook the other day and said why not put these …

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by Kyle Brennan

Founded by Rev. Jerry Falwell, Liberty is one of America’s largest evangelical universities—a place where students pray before class, follow a famously strict code of conduct, and prepare to become “Champions for Christ.” Roose enrolls as a transfer student, attends church, joins choir, goes on a spring break evangelism trip, and immerses himself in a world that couldn’t have been more different from his own. I got this book free for subscribing to Word on Fire, the Catholic media organization founded by Bishop Robert Barron. (Yes, free books are a perk of religious media subscriptions ;) I picked up this book at a Little Free Library near my house. It was short, and it was free, which were basically my only criteria. I decided to flip through it quickly and sure enough, I finished it in a day. The Seven Storey Mountain is Thomas Merton’s account of his conversion to Catholicism. Born in France in 1915 to a pair of artist parents who weren’t especially religious, he spent his teenage years in Douglaston, NY, and eventually landed at Columbia University. Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry book review 📚 I get a shit ton of book recommendations. Most I politely file away. You may have noticed my recent turn toward Christianity. Don’t worry, I’m not turning into some Bible-thumbing Jesus freak. But I am more curious than ever, so consider this me following that curiosity wherever it leads. After reading Mere Christianity, I went down the Christian apologetics rabbit hole, which eventually led me to the legendary Timothy Keller. Well, suffice to say, this is one of the best novels I’ve ever read. Just a masterpiece from beginning to end.
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